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Real Estate Wholesaling Makes A 6 Figure Income

Real Estate Wholesaling Makes A 6 Figure Income

Real estate wholesaling properties is not easy. When my clients Don Lewis & Rick Lewis told me that they were giving up focusing on being general contractors for others to develop their real estate wholesaling business, I wasn’t sure if...

January 13, 2022

8 Ways to Increase Cash Flow from Real Estate Portfolio

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8 Ways to Increase Cash Flow from Real Estate Portfolio

I work exclusively with real estate investors and real estate agents. We all believe that real estate investing is a long-term investment vehicle. Most of us start by refinancing our own home, pull out some equity (borrow against our house),...

September 25, 2019

The HST Risk Hiding in Converting Commercial to Residential Units

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The HST Risk Hiding in Converting Commercial to Residential Units

Do you feel a bit chilly these days? It’s last week of August and we’re already at the low twenties. Robin, my older kid, is counting down her days to start her Senior Kindergarten year. I hope she would still...

August 30, 2019

How to Use Buy Renovate Refinance Rent (BRRR) Strategy to Make 1.5 Million in 2 Years

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How to Use Buy Renovate Refinance Rent (BRRR) Strategy to Make 1.5 Million in 2 Years

We’re up north with the kids this week. My best friend, Monica, shared with me how great her experience with the YMCA Pine Crest family camp was, Erwin & I decided to sign up. We barely made the cut, as...

August 1, 2019

4 Shocking Tax Mistakes Killing Your Real Estate Investments

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4 Shocking Tax Mistakes Killing Your Real Estate Investments

Rich Dad Poor Dad is the legendary book that got both Erwin and me started in the journey of real estate investing. So, when my mother-in-law attended a Rich Dad Poor Dad workshop in Hong Kong recently, I was surprised. ...

June 13, 2019

5 Factors to Decide your Real Estate Investment Strategy

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5 Factors to Decide your Real Estate Investment Strategy

Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the mommies out there. We’re Chinese. We celebrated with dim sum brunch with all the Moms from my side of the family, followed by a feast at my aunt’s place. It was a lot...

May 16, 2019

Here’s How to Keep More Money Even When Flips Went Wrong

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Here’s How to Keep More Money Even When Flips Went Wrong

My kids and I have a night time routine before they go to sleep. As part of the routine, I ask them what they are thankful for every night before I put them down to sleep, hoping that this little...

August 2, 2018

6 Tax Tips That Flippers or Renovators Should Not Miss

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6 Tax Tips That Flippers or Renovators Should Not Miss

With the 1 million immigrants coming to Canada in the next 3 years (historically about 40% come to Ontario), it’s almost inevitable that we’ll have housing shortages and crazy rental increases. It’s basic economic principal – supply and demand. High...

February 16, 2018

The CRA’s Recent Court Order on Real Estate Flipping

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The CRA’s Recent Court Order on Real Estate Flipping

How did you spend your Thanksgiving this past weekend? We spent the Saturday with a bunch of Superheroes delivering food baskets to 300 families at the Hamilton Basket Brigade . Delivering to 300 families was no easy job. Normally, Erwin...

October 13, 2017

What Everybody Ought to Know about Property Flipping Taxation

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What Everybody Ought to Know about Property Flipping Taxation

Home flipping has become a very attractive business opportunity for a lot of real estate investors. On top of that, there are wholesalers like Invest With Ben (www.investwithben.com) that allow investors to find the perfect property to add to their...

January 28, 2016

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